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• Shooting at Canadian Parliament (or Chrissy Teigen is Correct)

  As we share the sadness for our neighbors to the north, after their tragedy yesterday, it is worth remembering our own past experience in our capital building,... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Coburn 'out-Foxes' His Idiot Conservative Followers - AGAIN

  

  Audit of BP claims facility results in $64 million in additional payments - from the New Orleans Tribune http://www.tribunetalk.com/? Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• We’re SO Lucky NOT to Have a Republican Majority — Elections and Voter ID

  

  Unlike the poor citizens struggling under a Republican Governor and a Republican majority in their legislature, we have honest and well-run elections, without... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Conservative Failed Ideology. Again.

  

  It is a difference in Conservative philosophy to prefer the punitive, no matter how harsh, to the supportive or constructive. Via facebook, the contrast was mad... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Kline Vs. Kids and Purple Penguins

  

  There is nothing so ugly, so anti-family as "family values" conservatives and their bigotry, their desire to harass and abuse people they see as 'other' in us v... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Serious Ignorance

  

  From Facebook: I'm not sure if this is serious stupidity or rampant ignorance since pretty much everybody knows it is the US CONSTITUTION that begins "We... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Kline, and the Choice to Dumb Down Our Educational System

  

  This week, we see the protests in Hong Kong against the Chinese government. Ironically, many of those protesting were born after the famous protests in... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• For Laci, on Amicus Briefs, and for Everyone on Ebola and Conspiracy Insanity...

  The Colbert ReportGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Colbert Report on Facebook and for everyone, on the Ebola hysteria, and... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Weekly Roundup -- the News Highlights

  

  In no particular order, from Reuters: Court says Kansas Democrats don't have to run Senate candidate (Reuters) - A court ruled on Wednesday that Kansas Democrat... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• USA Right Wing Ebola Conspiracy Propaganda Results in Aid Workers Deaths in...

  

  A Liberian, a professor teaching at the University of Delaware, is responsible for pouring gasoline on the metaphorical fire of rabid rumors that Americans... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Eric Frein, Dirty-diaper Wearing Domestic Terrorist and Right Wing Nut

  

  Eric Frein is the subject of a 1,000 man search, in response to the killing of one law enforcement officer and the attempted killing of another. Frein has... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• National Voter Registration Day - and the New MN Online Voter Registration

  

  I am deeply proud that Minnesota has a great secretary of state in Mark Ritchie, and that an equally pro-voter replacement for him is in the wings to succeed hi... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• It's National Banned Book Week!

  

  from the web site: Banned Books Week is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Held during the last week of September, it highlights the value of... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Republicans Do Not Want and Do Not Support FAIR Elections

  

  Last Thursday, Kris Kobach, the radical right wing extremists Secretary of State for Kansas, lost a state Supreme Court battle regarding the 2014 ballot in... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Why Does the GOP Have Such POOR Candidates?

  

  We have the MN GOP endorsing the wack-a-doodle Michele MacDonald for the prestigious position on the state Supreme Court, running against the very... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Armed Voter Intimidation in Wisconsin?

  

  If you wonder why I prefer the UK to the US.  Yesterday's referendum was carried out in a peaceful manner, despite strong sentiments on both sides. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Breaking Up is Hard to Do

  

  Just to remind you, there is actually a world out there: Scotland will soon be voting on independence in another two days. This is something I have a personal... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods Before Me...

  

  Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• The Gun Owner to Black Civil Rights Movement Analogy Has Gone a Bit Too Far...

  It seems that someone glommed onto this section of the US Code,  18 U.S. Code §241, with the idea that it would apply to "the Second Amendment Right". Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• Kin in the Game: Bachmann & Family, Going Down?

  It's a fair bet we will be seeing more of this kind of press conference from Michele Bachmann, using the Sgt.Schultz defense. Kent Sorenson, pled guilty last... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 DEBATE, SOCIETY